A new multidisciplinary undergraduate course at the University, URI Campus: A Walk Through Time, examines the history of the land on which the Kingston campus sits.
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Omar Bah ’10: “Whoever you are, you are valid.”
After a perilous journey escaping Gambia over a decade ago, URI started Omar Bah ’10 on a path that led to founding the Refugee Dream Center, a non-profit that helps thousands of refugees a year from different parts of the world. He is now running for political office.
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As a Gender and Women’s Studies major, Juan Loayza-Miranda ’22 has learned to put knowledge into practice. After graduation he plans to begin graduate school in higher education administration to work toward supporting disadvantaged and underrepresented students.
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Josephine Shirah ‘22, double major in chemistry and mathematics, worked within the A&S Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program in 2021.
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Fulbright Scholar Jay Rumas ’21 is currently in Prešov, the third-largest city in Slovakia about 428 miles from the Ukraine capital of Kyiv.
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The University of Rhode Island’s Theatre Department presents Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” It opens Thursday, March 3, in J-Studio in the Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Road, on the Kingston Campus.
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Recent inductee to R.I. Heritage Hall of Fame Tim Gray wants people to see, feel and hear the experiences of those who served, those who supported and suffered with them.
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Miles Wilson ’22 is a French major bound for Howard University School of Law after graduation. “URI’s French department is resourceful and its faculty are extremely helpful,” he says. “I am beyond happy to have decided to become a French major here at URI.”
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From classic to contemporary music, from jazz big band to the symphony orchestra and concert band, the University of Rhode Island Music Department will present dozens of concerts this spring.
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URIwill host internationally renowned writer, producer and director Haile Gerima on March 2. Gerima will hold a master class on “African American Counter Cinema” and separately screen selections from his latest project, a documentary on maroons in the United States. Maroonage refers to the history of formerly enslaved Africans who escaped during the period of slavery and created their own communities.
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Emma Richelsoph ’21 hoped to use her majors in public relations and biological science to pursue a career where she could incorporate her two passions: animals and writing. Successfully doing so, Richelsoph now works in social media for EARTH Limited, the non-profit organization partnered with the Southwick Zoo.
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Doug Reed, assistant professor of philosophy, created the popular undergraduate course Philosophy 110G: Love and Sex. “The course begins by looking at four different philosophical accounts of love and trying to understand those. Then we use those discussions to start thinking about philosophical methodology; that is, understanding what a view is claiming,” he says.
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Sports media major Aniebiet Okon is working with the athletic department as a graphic design intern, building the team’s brand and social media reach by creating weekly in-season graphics and graphics for recruits.
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Erik Robles ’22 is a philosophy major, theatre minor, and co-founder of Complex Ambition, a company that creates content about urban music. He’s currently working on an independent study of ancient western philosophy as well as doing a fellowship for emerging artists of color at The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre in Warwick, Rhode Island.
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The Computer Science and Statistics Department is launching a new Pathways to Success in Computer Science program that will support ten undergraduates majoring in computer science each year for five years. The scholarships include a summer stipend, tuition and book coverage, career professional development and networking with local companies, and on-campus housing and meal plans.
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